Vibration damping device for microscopes and microscope with a vibration damping device

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EP 1 186 931 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	19.11.2003 Bulletin 2003/47

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	13.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/11

(21)	Application number: 01119497.4

(22)	Date of filing: 14.08.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G02B 21/24

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

16.08.2000 US 639592

(71)	Applicant: Leica Microsystems Heidelberg GmbH
	68165 Mannheim (DE)

(72)	Inventors:
	Engelhardt, Johann, Dr. 76669 Bad Schönborn (DE) Storz, Rafael, Dr. 69245 Bammental (DE)

(74)	Representative: Reichert, Werner F., Dr.
	Leica Microsystems AG, Corporate Patents + Trademarks Department, Ernst-Leitz-Strasse 17-37 35578 Wetzlar 35578 Wetzlar (DE)

(54)	Vibration damping device for microscopes and microscope with a vibration damping device

(57) A vibration damping device (1) for a microscope (7) comprises a housing (3). In the housing (3) a foam rubber (4) defining a cavity (5) is formed which encloses a weight. The foam rubber (4) has a plurality of interconnected pores. The housing (3) is of the vibration damping device (1) has in one embodiment a rectangular shape.

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